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Old 10-21-2009, 04:24 PM
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front suspension spacers

does anyone know if there are any 1/2 inch spacers for a 3rd gen 4runner out there I'm getting the sonoran steel 1.2 lift and I wanted to jack the front up 1/2 an inch to level my rig out.
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You don't need them with the SS kit.

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I know i dont need them i just don't really like to look of the rear being taller than the front so i wanted to put a 1/2 spacer in the front to level it out, which would also give me a little more tire clearence.
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move the bracket on the bilsteins up, same effect as a spacer
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but i thought even with the fronts adjusted all the way up it only gives 2.5'' lift compared to 3.5 in the rear
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no, you get 2.5" of lift(on a 99 4x4) at the bottom ring on the bilsteins.
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ToyTec sells one that is 1/4" that yields ~1/2" and some that yields ~3/4" . *** WARNING, all top spacers will allow the wheels to droop further than stock. This extra droop could over extend the CVs beyond their limits which could cause breakage*** I have the shorter ones, I wheel it hard and have had wheels full droop and hanging in the air, with no problems so far.
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Originally Posted by 4x4Forner
does anyone know if there are any 1/2 inch spacers for a 3rd gen 4runner out there I'm getting the sonoran steel 1.2 lift and I wanted to jack the front up 1/2 an inch to level my rig out.
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I know i dont need them i just don't really like to look of the rear being taller than the front so i wanted to put a 1/2 spacer in the front to level it out, which would also give me a little more tire clearence.
Then get the 7.2 if the rake is going to bother you that much. There is a very real potential for damage and failure by using spacers on the SS lift. Ask Steve about it.
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I've got a 10mm poly OME spacer up top of my springs sitting directly on the top of the coil and the alum toytec 1/2" top spacer above the plate. I also have a alum (I think its alum...) 5mm spacer on the shock body below the coil seat, but its specifically designed for the OME shock body so it does not work on the bilstien, though like was mentioned, you can adjust the lower coil seat on the bilsteins anyway. Adding either the toytec or OME poly spacer up top will get you another ~1/2".

The OME top spacer was from another OME kit that Kurt @ CruiserOutfitters.com just happened to have in stock and it fits absolutely perfectly on both the TRD tundra coil and the OME 880/881/882 as Kurt is running the same spacer on top of his 882s in the front of his Tacoma.

I know it sounds kinda cobbled together, but the ride is absolutely amazing on either of our rigs and mine sits about 1/2" or so taller than his in the front.

I wish I could just get the height I want out of something else, but I went a slight bit taller than what everybody else is doing. I believe I'm about 1/2 taller than SS front kit. But I need to get some fender-to-centerofhub numbers for mine and compare to SS numbers.

Anyway, I don't know any of the part numbers off-hand, but feel free to give Kurt @ CruiserOutfitters.com a call and I'm sure he'll hook ya up with the info.

-Ferg-

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thanks for the help

screw spacers i went with coilovers

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